“If I was your boyfriend.” SCREAM! “Like baby, baby, baby, oh.” SCREAM! Get out your earplugs, Mom and Dad. The adulation will be deafening when teen idol Bieber, touring behind his smash hit “Believe” CD, returns to town for what is sure to be the first huge concert of the year.

Saturday, AT&T Center

Brahms Festival

The San Antonio Symphony, which made a huge splash with its exploration of all things Beethoven in 2012, turns its attention to Brahms. The fest delves deep: In addition to the symphony concerts, the festival will include a film, a piece by Alamo Arts Ballet Theatre, performances under the auspices of the Cactus Pear Music Festival and various chamber ensembles as well as a joint performance by the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio and the Children's Chorus of San Antonio.

Jan. 15-Feb. 24, various locations

“The Rite of Spring”

Arts San Antonio is helping mark the 100th anniversary of the incendiary ballet “The Rite of Spring” with a string of events — including a film screening and glitzy society events — building toward the Joffrey Ballet's performance of the piece. The production, which marks the Joffrey's first performance here in more than 30 years, re-creates Vaslav Nijinsky's original choreography and Nicholas Roerich's original scenery and costumes.

Jan. 31-March 9, various locations

“Glengarry Glen Ross”

David Mamet's profane look at a group of real estate salesmen scrambling to get by is getting a bit of a makeover. The show, written for an all-male cast, will include a few women, adding a fresh layer to the piece. The cast includes Belinda Harolds, Martha Prentiss, Matthew Byron Cassi and Jim Mammarella.

San Antonians Kevin Parman and Thomas Nyman have spent the past few years presenting small salons in their home, offering bits and pieces of their first musical as it has evolved. They've also gotten nibbles from regional theaters interested in staging it. But the world premiere will be right here. Parman's score is beautiful, and Nyman's script tells quite a story. It's the strange-but-true tale of Dr. John R. Brinkley (Roy Bumgarner), who made a name for himself during the Depression by offering to cure impotence using goat testicles.

The Texas Rangers bring baseball to the Alamodome for the first time with a two-day stand against the San Diego Padres (the parent team of the San Antonio Missions). The exhibition series, which will be squeezed between spring training and the start of the regular season, will be played on a custom AstroTurf field.

March 29-30, Alamodome

Texas Book Festival/ San Antonio Edition

Free, daylong event will celebrate the printed word in a fun, family-friendly environment. About 50 authors — adult, young adult, children's and cookbook — will take part in readings, panels and signings. Also includes food, children's activities and live music.

Krall, who made her name playing piano and singing standards, has gotten a bit more adventurous as time goes by, covering Tom Waits and hubby Elvis Costello on “The Girl in the Other Room” and embracing bossa nova on “Quiet Nights.” Her latest, “Glad Rag Doll,” is a sultry set of '20s- and '30s-style jazz and blues.

Swift's fans may never, ever forgive themselves if they miss this concert, which is (officially) sold out. With a second single, “I Knew You Were Trouble,” on the rise, Swift's pop-leaning CD “Red” looks like it will continue to rule the roost on 2013. Even so, the consummate crowd pleaser is unlikely to skip such earlier country smashes as “Love Story” and “Teardrops on My Guitar.”

May 22, AT&T Center

George Strait

Since he lives here, it's unlikely this is the last we'll see or hear from country superstar Strait. But the San Antonio stop on his Cowboy Rides Away Tour, which he says will be his last, is sure to be an emotional night. With so many hits, Strait could play for hours and still leave his fans longing for more.

June 1, AT&T Center

“Lethal Beauty”

The way of the samurai is paved in part with expertly wrought metal — long and short swords, suits of armor, helmets, warrior hats, face masks, daggers, rifles and more are part of this comprehensive exhibition. The show also explores samurai culture, including the code of chivalry the warriors lived by.

This aerobatic Colombian stilt-walking ensemble brings its “Landscape Re-Invention Society” performance to San Antonio. The group calls it a “mobile spectacle that intervenes in the streets of any place.” The experimental group also will lead a community workshop.